privilege

1. special individual right not enjoyed by others; benefit, right, advantage; prerogative, benefits given only to people of a particular group; immunity from legal prosecution

2. grant special rights, give special advantages or benefits; provide immunity from legal prosecution; exempt, release from a particular obligation

3.n a special advantage, opportunity or honour possessed by a particular person or group As a senior executive, you will enjoy certain privileges, such as free health insurance and the right to buy shares in the company. As a teenager, she felt that living in Manhattan was a privilege she was lucky to have. I had the privilege of interviewing Picasso in the 1960s. It would be a privilege to be taught by such a famous violinist. (C + to infinitive) (humorous) We had a pretty awful dinner at the hotel and had to pay £40 for the privilege. The children of the rich and powerful experience privilege from birth. The official privilege possessed by people in authority allows them to do or say things that other people are not allowed to do. She has/enjoys diplomatic privilege and so she cannot be prosecuted in the normal way.

4. A special and exclusive legal advantage or right such as a benefit, exemption, power or immunity - Privilege - Privilege

5. A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions